Heat

“The UK Government needs to utilise the tools at their disposal to increase investment in green homes and incentivise decarbonisation,” said Sarah Hunter, non-executive director of public policy at the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA).

Current± spoke to Mark Bjornsgaard, CEO at Deep Green, to discuss what the future holds for the company's heat re-capture technology.

Octopus Energy’s generation arm has partnered with Legal & General Capital to invest £70 million in UK ground source heat pump manufacturer, The Kensa Group.

The Department for Energy Security & Net Zero’s (DESNZs) Green Heat Network Fund (GHNF) has awarded £91 million between seven low carbon heating projects.

British Gas has launched its Warm Home Promise to address misgivings over domestic heat pump installations.

Rising heat pump demand could see the UK Government’s flagship Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) run out of vouchers as early as 2024 – months before it’s original end date in March 2025.

British Gas has launched what it says is a ‘supplier first’ new trail to encourage its customers to manage demand.

According to the latest data from the Microgeneration Certifications Scheme (MCS) there were over 60,000 small-scale renewable installations in Q1 this year – the highest performing quarter since Q4 2015.

Applications have today (26 April) opened for energy and trade intensive sectors to claim up to a 20% discount on their wholesale energy bills.

A campaign has been launched to reach 30,000 certified heat pump installers (of which the UK is roughly 28,500 short) by 2028 and address the nation’s troubling green skills shortage.